James Finlay (8 April 1852 – 25 January 1930) was a

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Finlay played for .

Provincial career

Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.

International career

Finlay was capped four times for between 1871 and 1875, including the first ever international.Bath, p4 He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Family

He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland. They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.Bath, p52

References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Finlay, James 1852 births 1930 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby union forwards